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NFI Fertility Foods: 10 Nutrient-Rich Options to Boost Sperm Count
Introducing fertility foods and their role in enhancing sperm count is essential for understanding how nutrition impacts male reproductive health. Nutrition is crucial in supporting overall well-being, and its influence on fertility is no exception.
Fertility Boost: Simple Steps to Enhance Sperm Count and Quality
The importance of sperm count and sperm quality cannot be overstated when it comes to male fertility. Sperm count refers to the number of sperm present in a semen sample, while sperm quality encompasses factors such as motility (movement) morphology (shape) and DNA integrity.
5 Things to Know Before Your First Appointment With a Fertility Specialist
So, you’ve decided to take the initial step on your journey to parenthood? You plan to make an appointment with a fertility specialist, but you are anxious about what to expect.
Are You a Candidate for Egg Freezing?
Egg freezing enables women, and persons born with ovaries, to preserve their eggs at a time when those eggs are likely to be at the healthiest that they will be for the rest of that person’s life.
Healing and Hope: The Positive Impact of Fertility Support Networks
Many of my patients often ask me if they should join a fertility support group. And I always encourage them that if they are ready, they should!
When Storks Go AWOL: Eight Explanations for Your Conception Hold-Up
For those actively trying to conceive, once you’ve made the choice to get pregnant, every negative test result can lead to disappointment. Frustrating to deal with for sure but don’t worry just yet — you are not alone.
Why Some Guys Should Consider Freezing Their Sperm!
Through the years, the media attention for egg freezing and fertility preservation has been solely centered on women. However, unbeknownst to many, men can and should freeze their sperm too!
What the Doctor Wants You to Know about Managing Your First Trimester
When infertile patients, who have been trying for some time, get the positive pregnancy test result, they go through a roller coaster of emotions where their fear of “Will I get pregnant?” quickly turns into “How do I stay pregnant?”.
From Fertility to Family: Your Comprehensive Guide to Successful Conception
I’m going to cut to the chase, we’ve been traditionally taught that sex creates babies. While this concept may be generally true, since the activity can involve the release of seminal fluid into the vaginal tract, it is important to know that the majority of day-to-day human sexual interactions do NOT yield pregnancy.
Insider Insights: What Your Ob-Gyn Wishes You Knew Before Your Visit
Keeping up with a gynecologist visit is something every woman has to do. Considering the underlying concerns around it, however, some women are understandably apprehensive to book an appointment.
PCOS Demystified: Empowering Women with Accurate Information
Certain medical conditions can potentially change your lifestyle and even your fertility. Some people lament over myths while others endure nonexisting symptoms due to self-diagnosis that is rooted in a false narrative, rather than science. PCOS, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, is not an exemption to this.
What is Fertility Diet? Beginner’s Guide
In preparation for pregnancy and to boost fertility, eating a fertility diet is a crucial health change that you can make. Multiple studies and research have demonstrated the positive effects of a fertility diet in decreasing recurrent miscarriage, supporting a healthy pregnancy, and of course, promoting fertility.
Breast Cancer and Infertility: What You Need to Know
Breast cancer in women is very common and affects 1 out of every 8 women, in our lifetime! That means that 12.5% of all women will get breast cancer at some point in their lives. Even more strikingly, this means that most of us know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
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